Labial salivary gland biopsy in Sjögren's disease.
A labial biopsy technique is described and was used to study 40 patients with connective tissue disease and 60 postmortem subjects. More than one focus of lymphocytes per 4 sq mm of minor salivary tissue was found to be a consistent finding in patients with Sjögren's disease. The labial biopsy is shown to be a further valuable investigative procedure in such patients.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip; D008214:Lymphocytes; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis; D012796:Sialography; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
D000906:Antibodies